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20 June 2019
Corporate Crime Update, Spring 2019
Welcome to the Spring 2019 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions. For the full update on each jurisdiction, please click read more for...
16 April 2019
Corporate Crime update – March 2019
Welcome to the March 2019 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions. For the full update on each jurisdiction, please click read more for the...
14 March 2019
Corporate Crime Update, Winter 2019
Welcome to the Winter 2019 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions. For the full update on each jurisdiction, please click read more for...
25 October 2018
Asia-Pacific Restructuring Review 2019
The Asia-Pacific Restructuring Review 2019 provides exclusive insight from local practitioners in 10 different Asia-Pacific jurisdictions. Herbert Smith Freehills and Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung authored the Australian and Indonesian chapters (respectively) for the Asia-Pacific Restructuring...
29 August 2018
Herbert Smith Freehills, Data61 and IBM create consortium to deliver smart legal contracts on blockchain to Australian businesses
DLT Co. (formerly known as the Australian National Blockchain) will help create a new technology platform to securely and transparently manage legal agreements. Herbert Smith Freehills, CSIRO’s Data61, and IBM have formed a consortium to build Australia’s first cross-industry, large-scale, digital...
24 July 2018
India proposes to adopt the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency
On 20 June 2018, the Indian Government released a suggested draft chapter on cross-border insolvency to be included into the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ( Code ). This addresses a missing link in the ambitious reforms of the Indian insolvency framework and is to be welcomed.
11 July 2018
International negotiation competition
This year will be the 5 th Herbert Smith Freehills-NLU Delhi International Competition in which students from India and across the globe participate in transactional lawyer-type negotiation situations. This year, we are expecting a record 39 teams of which 23 are international teams from 10...
04 April 2018
Doing Business in India
Our Doing Business in India guide sets out some key practical guidance for international investors wishing to do business in India. In this guide, we share a few essential facts about India, a brief economic overview, the investment opportunities India represents and some guidance.
29 November 2017
Corporate Crime Update, November2017
Welcome to the November 2017 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions. Click read more for the full article of each jursidiction. Below we...
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20 December 2022
WHISTLEBLOWING: THE GERMAN PARLIAMENT PASSES THE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT
Whistleblowers will be able to draw attention to violations of laws and regulations in companies and public authorities more easily and without fear of reprisals. This is the aim of a draft law by the federal government (20/3442), which the German Parliament passed on 16 December 2022 in a version...
20 December 2022
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